Multilobes

Part of speech: noun, adjective

Definitions

1. Having multiple rounded projections or lobes ; consisting of several distinct, rounded sections or parts ; characterized by many bulbous or curved protrusions
2. Comprising a number of separate bulges or segments often rounded in shape ; featuring several connected rounded extensions or lobulated components ; displaying a design with numerous convex or softly pointed divisions
3. Exhibiting several lobular formations or divisions ; formed with many overlapping or adjacent bulb-like shapes ; described by the presence of multiple rounded or elliptical parts connected together

Etymology: "Multilobes" is the plural of "multilobe," an adjective and noun meaning something with many rounded lobes. The word is built from the prefix "multi-", from Latin "multus" meaning "many," joined to "lobe," which came into English from Late Latin "lobus," itself borrowed from Greek "lobos," meaning a rounded projection or the lobe of an ear or liver. The plural form simply applies the usual English rule for nouns ending in a consonant plus "e," adding "s." Its base, "lobe," is one of the older anatomical terms in English, and combining it with "multi-" follows the same pattern as many scientific and descriptive compounds coined to name shapes in biology and botany.

Synonyms: many-lobed parts, compound lobes, segmented lobes